Reno Philharmonic Endowment Trust
To support the reno philharmonic association, inc.
Reno Philharmonic Endowment Trust at a glance
In short: Reno Philharmonic Endowment Trust gave $268K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $268K), mostly in Nevada. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $268,000
- +15.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $268,000
- Median grant
- $268,000
- Total assets
- $7,838,515
- +10.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Nevada (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Reno Philharmonic Endowment Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Reno Philharmonic Association Inc ($268K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Reno Philharmonic Endowment Trust gives
- Giving grew 38% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $121K (2019) to $268K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $268K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Reno Philharmonic Association Inc Reno, NV | Operating Expenses | $268,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,838,515 | $593,060 | $287,664 | $268,000 | 1 | $405,060 |
| 2024 | $7,099,518 | $1,532,227 | $244,933 | $231,944 | Total only | $222,227 |
| 2023 | $4,932,995 | $149,727 | $220,255 | $210,705 | 1 | $149,727 |
| 2022 | $5,003,523 | $672,406 | $207,684 | $194,810 | 1 | $264,793 |
| 2021 | $4,538,801 | $1,482,300 | $150,193 | $136,689 | 1 | $141,172 |
| 2020 | $3,206,694 | $257,443 | $169,628 | $155,572 | 1 | $87,373 |
| 2019 | $3,002,879 | $222,828 | $134,372 | $121,455 | 1 | $141,375 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Reno Philharmonic Endowment Trust
Based on IRS filings
Reno Philharmonic Endowment Trust is a public charity focused on Philanthropy, based in Reno, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $268K. Net investment income was $405K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Reno Philharmonic Endowment Trust is led by Aaron Doty, President & CEO on the 2025 filing; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Aaron Doty
President & CEO
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heidi Foster
Chair
Trustee → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laurie McLanahan
Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charlotte McConnell
Trustee
Chair → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lindy Deller
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tyler Smith
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Chuck Sweeney (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Soraya Tabibi Aguirre (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Angela White (2022–2023) — Former CEO & Executive Director
- Former: Arnie Glassberg (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Joel Mueller (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Tim Young (2019–2022) — Former CEO & Executive Director
- Former: Jason Katz (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Dean Meiling (2019–2020) — Chair
- Former: John Drakulich (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: John McCall (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Marilyn Skender (2019) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Reno Philharmonic Endowment Trust
How much does Reno Philharmonic Endowment Trust give each year?
Reno Philharmonic Endowment Trust gave $268K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $232K in grants paid.
How large is Reno Philharmonic Endowment Trust?
Reno Philharmonic Endowment Trust reported $7.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $593K.
What is Reno Philharmonic Endowment Trust?
Reno Philharmonic Endowment Trust is a public charity focused on Philanthropy, based in Reno, NV. It holds $7.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Reno Philharmonic Endowment Trust operate?
Reno Philharmonic Endowment Trust has awarded grants in Nevada.
What is Reno Philharmonic Endowment Trust's EIN?
Reno Philharmonic Endowment Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-6059730. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 19, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 4, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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